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Instructure and Canvas/Untapped settle lawsuit
Untapped agrees to a permanent injunction against using the Canvas brand. Instructure and Untapped (formerly called Canvas) have settled their lawsuit. Instructure (NYSE: INST) sued Canvas in November, arguing that the latter company’s rebrand ...
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Instructure and Canvas/Untapped settle lawsuit
Untapped agrees to a permanent injunction against using the Canvas brand. Instructure and Untapped (formerly called Canvas) have settled their lawsuit. Instructure (NYSE: INST) sued Canvas in November, arguing that the latter company’s rebrand ...
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May 2, 2022, 5:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
Yuga Labs apes in on Otherside domains but misses a key one
I still don’t understand its domain strategy. I’ve questioned Yuga Labs’ defensive domain registration strategy before and I’m going to do it again. In March I wrote about how the Bored Ape Yacht Club creator registered over 1...
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Yuga Labs apes in on Otherside domains but misses a key one
I still don’t understand its domain strategy. I’ve questioned Yuga Labs’ defensive domain registration strategy before and I’m going to do it again. In March I wrote about how the Bored Ape Yacht Club creator registered over 1...
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May 2, 2022, 4:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain investing education – DNW Podcast #386
Michael Cyger talks about selling DNAcademy and what it could mean for domain investors. In his first interview since selling DNAcademy to GoDaddy, Michael Cyger talks about how the deal came together and, more importantly, what it could mean for dom...
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Domain investing education – DNW Podcast #386
Michael Cyger talks about selling DNAcademy and what it could mean for domain investors. In his first interview since selling DNAcademy to GoDaddy, Michael Cyger talks about how the deal came together and, more importantly, what it could mean for dom...
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May 2, 2022, 2:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Google changed the .channel, and it launches this week
Google Registry launches .channel with a different business plan. Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) launches the .channel top level domain into sunrise tomorrow, May 3, with a different business plan than what it initially envisaged. .Channel was originally int...
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Google changed the .channel, and it launches this week
Google Registry launches .channel with a different business plan. Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) launches the .channel top level domain into sunrise tomorrow, May 3, with a different business plan than what it initially envisaged. .Channel was originally int...
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May 2, 2022, 2:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign lowers guidance for domain growth
Company cites waning pandemic surge and general macroeconomic situation for lower-than-expected growth. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) has lowered its guidance for domain name growth this year. The company originally expected the base of registered .com and...
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Verisign lowers guidance for domain growth
Company cites waning pandemic surge and general macroeconomic situation for lower-than-expected growth. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) has lowered its guidance for domain name growth this year. The company originally expected the base of registered .com and...
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April 29, 2022, 12:24 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign reports 7.2% revenue jump, 1.23 million domain base increase
Verisign turns in a solid quarter buoyed by .com price increase. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported Q1 earnings after the market closed this afternoon. The company reported that Q1 revenue was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. That’...
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Verisign reports 7.2% revenue jump, 1.23 million domain base increase
Verisign turns in a solid quarter buoyed by .com price increase. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported Q1 earnings after the market closed this afternoon. The company reported that Q1 revenue was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. That’...
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April 28, 2022, 7:18 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy Corporate Domains adds Afternic integration for sales
Company hopes corporations will sell some of their unused domain names. Big companies own many great domains they don’t use, and they often spend years dormant. It can be challenging to buy a domain from these companies because you have to navi...
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GoDaddy Corporate Domains adds Afternic integration for sales
Company hopes corporations will sell some of their unused domain names. Big companies own many great domains they don’t use, and they often spend years dormant. It can be challenging to buy a domain from these companies because you have to navi...
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April 28, 2022, 4:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
Woman inherited “a little pot of gold” — a domain name
A woman inherited a domain name from her father. Then a large tech company came calling. When George Fanno died just after Christmas in 2020, he left everything to his daughter and sole heir, Monica Sherman. Like many estates, Sherman inherited money...
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Woman inherited “a little pot of gold” — a domain name
A woman inherited a domain name from her father. Then a large tech company came calling. When George Fanno died just after Christmas in 2020, he left everything to his daughter and sole heir, Monica Sherman. Like many estates, Sherman inherited money...
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April 28, 2022, 12:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
Kudos to this UDRP panelist for using common sense
The domain owner didn’t file a formal response, but the panelist used common sense to find in his favor. This morning I wrote about a panelist who failed to consider reverse domain name hijacking. Now, I’d like to give credit to a panelis...
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Kudos to this UDRP panelist for using common sense
The domain owner didn’t file a formal response, but the panelist used common sense to find in his favor. This morning I wrote about a panelist who failed to consider reverse domain name hijacking. Now, I’d like to give credit to a panelis...
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April 27, 2022, 4:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
MicroAcquire partners with Escrow.com for safer acquisitions
Buyers and sellers of businesses can use Escrow.com, similar to how domain investors do. Online business marketplace MicroAcquire has partnered with Escrow.com to make acquisitions safer for acquirers. Under the partnership, Escrow.com will handle pa...
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MicroAcquire partners with Escrow.com for safer acquisitions
Buyers and sellers of businesses can use Escrow.com, similar to how domain investors do. Online business marketplace MicroAcquire has partnered with Escrow.com to make acquisitions safer for acquirers. Under the partnership, Escrow.com will handle pa...
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April 27, 2022, 2:12 pm
